emitted
Example Sentences
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"This is called back-energy transfer: it means that the energy that would have been emitted by the erbium ions as green light instead gets bounced back to the ytterbium relay and never reaches the surface."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
He emitted an air of great seriousness while also seeming nearly egoless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Manufacturers also claimed their engines emitted less CO2 - although the green credentials have been challenged because they also release unburnt methane which is itself a very powerful greenhouse gas.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
I told them I got mine hours ago and the group emitted a collective purr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In the instant, almost of the blow being struck, the white man emitted something like a soft cough; his flashlight fell into the snow, a fast flick of vanishing light.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
